Council seeks opinions on vacation rental

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Council seeks opinions on vacation rental
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Council seeks
opinions on
vacation rental
properties
Tiobe Barron
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Vacation Rental, T.O.T., Council
Do you own a home or business in
Ojai and have an opinion regarding
how the city should regulate shortterm vacation rentals like those
offered on Airbnb.com? Come to the
Ojai City Council’s special workshop
Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Boyd Center.
Facilitated by Steve Alexander, the
workshop was organized to obtain
input from locals before the city crafts
its new transient rental regulations.
For the last few decades at least, if
one wanted to run a bed-and-breakfast or “transient rental” in a residential zone in Ojai, the only method to
do so legitimately was to obtain a
business permit and then go before
the Ojai Planning Commission and
try to obtain a conditional use permit
Ojai Valley News photos by Kelly Forrister
Supreme Court decision gives extra boost to Ojai’s 24th annual Pride Parade
See Rentals, Page A3
Members of the local LGBT
community — and many of
its supporters — marched
through town Sunday in
the 24th annual Ojai Pride
Parade.
Last
week’s
historic Supreme Court
decision making same-sex
marriage legal across the
U.S. gave the 50-plus
participants extra reason
to celebrate this year. An
old sign reading “get
equal” (bottom left) was
updated to “got equal”
before Ojai’s parade.
Playhouse owner
to Golden State:
enough is enough
Bill Warner
bwarner@ojaivalleynews.com
Keywords: Golden State, Playhouse, water main
It's been nearly a year since a
ruptured water main shut down the
Ojai Playhouse theater and The
Village Jester restaurant, and it's been
five months since the insurance
company shut down the repair work
at the site. Playhouse owner Khaled
Al-Awar says enough is enough.
"This is something they have to
work out with their insurance
company," Al-Awar said Monday,
referring to Golden State Water
Company, operator of the water main
that broke July 20, flooding the
building at 145 E. Ojai Ave. "The Playhouse should not be victimized in the
process."
Al-Awar said he was sending a
letter, dated June 30, to the San
Dimas-based American States Water
Company, of which Golden State is a
subsidiary. It is addressed to Board
Chairman Lloyd Ross and CEO
Robert Sprowls, and reads in part,
"Golden State Water can and should
fund the restoration of the Playhouse
property without further delay and
reserve whatever dispute it has with
its insurers pursuant to the terms of
the applicable policies, without
putting me or the Playhouse in the
middle."
The 100-year-old theater received
extensive structural damage July 20,
See Playhouse, Page A3
Ojai Living Treasures 2015: Tony Thacher
Maria Saint
Ojai Valley News correspondent
Keywords: Living Treasures, Thacher, history
If you're familiar with Ojai, you're
probably familiar with Tony Thacher's
last name. It's associated with a tennis
tournament, a school, a road, Ojai
Pixie tangerines, the Ojai Valley
Museum and a host of other things.
So it came as a surprise to many
when it was announced that Thacher
was among this year's recipients of the
Ojai Living Treasures award, presented
by the Rotary Club of Ojai and Rotary
Club of Ojai West. “Tony probably
should have been a Treasure a long
time ago. He's so well-established in
the Ojai Valley and comes from, of
course, the Thacher Family,” said Al
West, Thacher's Rotarian mentor for
Living Treasure. “He and his wife and
the entire family are so generous to the
community. I think the world of Tony
and what he brings to the community.”
West points out Thacher's work with
Rotary, as well as the Friend's Ranch
he runs with his wife of 50 years, Anne,
and their children.
“He is so active in helping, whether
it's with the hospital, whether it's with
the museum — just about anything
Tony does, he does it with tremendous
amount of love and effort. He truly
makes the valley looks so good
because of he and Anne being part of
the community,” West added.
West is not alone in his thoughts of
Thacher. In a nomination submitted
for Living Treasure, the following was
said of Thacher: “Tony has always
shared his resources whether they are
his citrus products, his time or his
monetary assets for the good of the
Ojai Valley.”
When asked about all this praise,
Thacher said, “Well, I think if you have
the time and the resources, it's something anybody should do. It's part of
being a good citizen.”
Thacher has certainly devoted a lot
of his time with numerous community
activities. One activity he's been
involved in since he was born, the Ojai
Tennis Tournament, which his family
started in the late 1800s. “I remembered going down there, probably
when I was in the fourth grade, with
my dad. He would let me off and I
would help clean up under the grandSee Thacher, Page A3
Man arrested, suspected of child molestation
Keywords: Crime, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
Photo courtesy of VCSO
Steven Bower
Last week, investigators with the
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
(VCSO) arrested Steven Wayne
Bower in Oak View on suspicion of
child molestation. According to a
VCSO press release, Bower, 45, is
suspected of molesting three juvenile victims, each on separate
occasions. Bower is currently in
custody at the Ventura County PreTrail Detention Facility in lieu of
$500,000 bail. He has entered a
plea of not guilty; his next court
date is July 7.
VCSO is asking anyone with
information that may help in identifying witnesses or other potential
victims is asked to contact Detective Randy Skaggs at the Sheriff’s
Major Crimes Bureau at 384-4725.
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ASTROLOGY
RISA D’ANGELES
We hold these truths to be self-evident
Esoteric astrology as news
for the week of July 1 through
8:
Saturday, July 4, is the 239th
birthday of the United States
commemorating the signing of
the Declaration of Independence (the U.S. astrology chart
has Aquarius moon — freedom
for its people, by its people).
Cancer, a liberating and initiating sign, is the “gate” where
spirit enters matter. Cancer receives and distributes Ray 3 (divine intelligence) and Ray 7
(new rules, new rhythms and
archetypes, new free nation
under God). Cancer represents
an intelligent freethinking humanity that can and must create right economics for the
world. This means a policy of
sharing, an opportunity for the
U.S. when Venus (money, resources, possessions, etc.) retrogrades July and August in Leo
(the heart of the matter).
The United States has a
unique spiritual task for the
world — to lead humanity
within and towards the light, accomplished by its people who
must first awaken to this task,
learn discrimination, be directed by the soul to assume the
Herculean task of spiritual
world leadership.
Let us review the first words
of our Constitution. “We the
People of the United States, in
Order to form a more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure
domestic Tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty
to ourselves and our Posterity,
do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United
States of America.” Let us
(re)form that union together.
Especially as the secret TPP has
passed, which is destroying humanity’s freedoms. Note: The
following is a review of the spiritual tasks for each sign. Read all
the signs. They all apply to
everyone.
ARIES: Your task in the upcoming times is to initiate the
new culture and civilization,
create communities that sustain large groups of people,
gather groups of like-minds together to follow the initiating
steps you create. You then hand
the tasks over to those who can
build and sustain your ideas.
You must understand the importance of this work. You are,
on spiritual levels, Mercury, the
messenger.
TAURUS: What others (only a
few) have initiated in creating
the new world, you are to study,
refine and essentially stabilize.
You often present and offer
these ideas to the larger world.
Many are asleep. Experiment
with them in your like-minded
group. You are to sustain the
new reality and prepare for
seven generations to come. You
are Vulcan, forging lead into
gold.
GEMINI: You learn about lifegiving, sustainable principles
for humanity — ideas most are
unaware of yet. But humanity is
actually seeking them. Being
brilliant, mercurial and curious,
you must first incorporate these
principles into your life and distribute them. You’re to do this
with patience, intelligence, scientific thought and love. You’re
Venus, synthesizing all dualities.
CANCER: You’re to nurture
new ideas, allow them to enter
your world, using your resources for research. You’re to
also tend to those bringing the
new information forth. Through
you, the birth of a new culture
and civilization comes forth.
You’re to open the gates so impressions for a new world can
come through. The entire world
is your family. You work with
Neptune, the dissolver, the refiner, the soul.
LEO: You’re to use the new information creatively, always
seeking ways that assist the
kingdoms (mineral, plant, animal, human). You’re a leader, a
king or queen, the artist. People
listen to you because you carry
the heart of the sun’s magnetism. You’re to create new sustaining projects. These give you
greater self-identity. Later you
lovingly offer your gifts to humanity, the world disciple. You
are the sun, the life-giving force.
Recite the “Gayatri” (“Hymn to
the Sun”) daily.
VIRGO: Always you hold a
new state of consciousness, a
new world. After reaching personality integration, you are
able to bring forth the new materiality, which is the sharing
principle. It will be your task to
organize it into a structure understandable by humanity. The
time is soon, though not yet.
Study how humanity is to be
fed. You, Ceres, are the moon
hiding Vulcan. Water and soil
are your gold.
LIBRA: You’re to bring forth
justice, taking the blindfold off
Lady Justice. She holds the
scales. You work with Gemini
and Cancer creating economic
stability humanity will need as
the old economic structures
dissolve. You are to help humanity understand their true
identity and create relationships where none existed. You
establish right human relations.
You’re Uranus, where the new
rhythms, archetypes, culture
and civilization originates.
SCORPIO: Your task is to first
pass the nine tests of Mars; to
realize you’re in a constant
cycle of life, death, regeneration, and transformation. You’re
the phoenix rising from the
ashes, the disciple in the temple
of wisdom (learning astrology).
You prepare for the upcoming
changes that will at first distress
and then regenerate suffering
humanity. You will be one of the
teachers during the upcoming
time. You are Mars, lord of aspiration.
SAGITTARIUS: You’re to
“lead the way” by offering new
goals to humanity, moving us
toward a sharing society. You’re
the professor, teaching ancient
(yet future) philosophies to
those seeking the new culture
and civilization, new ways of
thinking which bring order and
organization to the new world.
First you need education in
these things yourself. How will
you learn? You are Earth, the
mother and the holy spirit all in
one.
CAPRICORN: You know how
to climb mountains. The constitution of man/mind is a mountain, the biblical Jacob’s ladder,
angels climbing up (toward
spirit) and down (into matter).
Humanity, in matter for 18 million years, is seeking the path of
return. You will teach humanity
what are appropriate shoes,
clothes, foods and climbing
gear to ascend the mountain,
become the initiate and reach
for the sun. You are to consider
yourself a unicorn and Saturn,
the teacher of time.
AQUARIUS: Your tasks, future-oriented yet also for the
present, are many. You’re to
build a spaceship, geodesic
dome and an ark — environments to grow fish (tilapia), vegetables, fruits and medicinals.
You’re to create community, a
template of how humanity will
need to live. You’re to offer
yourself as everyone’s friend.
You love humanity — from a
distance. You work with Jupiter,
which is love from the heart of
the sun.
PISCES: Your task is to build
temples of study where everyone can be re-educated, their
minds and hearts uplifted
through understanding prayer,
meditation and invocation.
You’re to teach the “little ones”
(seekers), offer festivals of light
and unite heaven and earth
through the study of the stars,
planets and sun (astrology).
You’re to work with Aquarius
until the communities are built
and offer the “Mantra of Direction” (“Great Invocation”) to
the world. You are Pluto, the
transformer with purpose and
the plan.
Risa D’Angeles is founder and
director of the Esoteric and Astrological Studies and Research
Institute, a contemporary wisdom school in the ancient mysteries tradition. Send email to
risagoodwill@gmail.com, go to
nightlightnews..org/ or see her
Facebook pages.
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Playhouse:
Continued from Page A1
The subsequent repair
work is being underwritten by Golden State,
whose initial insurance
carrier's policy reached
its maximum in January,
bringing work on the
building to a halt. The
adjacent Village Jester
restaurant,
which
shares a supporting wall
with the theater, has
been likewise unable to
reopen.
"We're waiting for the
owner's engineer to
conclude their design of
the final drawings," said
Robert Hanford, addressing the Ojai City
Council at its regular
session June 9. Hanford
is regional manager of
Golden State's Central
District. Part of the
delay, he told the Council, was because the
Playhouse is a historic
landmark with unique
elements. With such
buildings, it is not unusual for redesigns to be
required, Hanford said.
But once the owner's
final engineering report
has been submitted, he
told the Council, an accurate construction estimate could be made.
"There's no denying
of responsibility," Hanford said. "It's just a
matter of timing, and
due to the structural elements it's taken longer
than anyone's desired."
"That doesn't make
sense," Al-Awar said
Tuesday. The reason the
report was delayed in
the first place, he said,
was the insurance company's refusal to allow
any money for it. That
report has been com-
pleted and approved by
the city, he said, and
would be submitted
concurrent with the letter to Ross and Sprowls.
Ojai City Councilman
William Weirick didn't
think the Golden State
argument held much
water either. "The only
reason they (Golden
State) are going for it
like this is because
they're trying to make
sure they spend as little
money as possible by
having everything authorized by the insurance company," he said
Tuesday. "And the insurance company is trying to reduce the
amount it has to spend
by treating this as a typical building loss, that is,
a run-of-the-mill building."
Part of the problem
from the beginning,
Weirick said, is that the
builders have to wait for
the insurance company
to authorize any work or
action, including any
basic
assessment.
"That's the kind of thing
Golden State Water
could have stepped up
and paid for out of a
building account in
order to move things
along," he said. "If they
were truly committed to
the rebuilding of the
Playhouse, they could
have paid for the assessment. Golden State
could have taken the
risk of proceeding on its
own dime out of community responsibility,
but they chose not to.
They've opted for financial expediency instead."
Al-Awar’s letter to Lloyd E. Ross, Board of
directors chair, and Robert J. Sprowls,
president-CEO of American States Water Company
Dear Messrs. Ross and Sprowls:
As you know, on July 20, 2014, the Ojai Playhouse
property was largely destroyed as a result of a rupture tin
a Golden State Water Company main on Ojai Avenue adjacent to the Playhouse property. At the time, representatives of Golden State Water promised me that your
company would take full responsibility for the enormous
damage suffered not only by me and my family, but the
entire Ojai community, which has lost a cultural centerpiece that has been an essential part of Ojai's fabric for
over 100 years.
While limited progress was made pursuant to Golden
State's promise in remediating the damage suffered as a
result of your company's negligence, nothing at all has
occurred for the past five months. The ostensible reason
for this unconscionable delay is a dispute between
Golden State Water and its excess insurance carrier. As a
result, I have been thrust into the middle of a dispute in
which I have no involvement whatsoever, with continued delay in the restoration of the Playhouse property
and no resolution in sight. I have been extremely patient
and cooperative, but my level of patience is running out
and my level of frustration is growing with each passing
day, week and month, while no progress is made. Having
caused the destruction of the Playhouse property
through the negligence of Golden State Water, and having been promised that Golden State Water would restore the Playhouse property at no cost to me, it is time
to make good on your promise.
In short, Golden State Water can and should fund the
restoration of the Playhouse property without further
delay and resolve whatever dispute it has with its insurance pursuant to the terms of the applicable policies,
without putting me or the Playhouse in the middle. Certainly, your failure to do so can't be a matter of your company's financial condition, with a market cap of over $1.4
billion, operating revenues of $465.8 million and net income of $61.1 million in 2014. For that reason, I am left
to wonder whether Golden State Water meant what it
told me almost a year ago, or instead, whether you are
using the purported dispute with your insurers as a pretext to renege on that promise. But neither alternative
can possibly be squared with your Mission Statement —
the first value of which is "integrity," defined as "building
trust, honest communication and doing what is right,"
All I ask is that you do what is right, accept responsibility for your negligence, keep your promise and act
with integrity by promptly funding the restoration of the
Playhouse property.
I look forward to heard from you at your earliest
opportunity.
Respectfully yours,
Khaled Al-Awar
Rentals:
Continued from Page A1
(C.U.P.). Over the years,
only one Ojai vacation
rental property owner
has gone through this
process, despite the increasing popularity of
services like Airbnb, Inc.
While this type of cottage industry has always
been permitted in Village Mixed Use zones
within the city limits, the
C.U.P. process for vacation rentals in residential zones was the only
method city officials had
to inspect safety standards and to collect
transient occupancy tax
(T.O.T.).
In city discussions
earlier this year, the matter raised questions
about property owners’
rights, consideration for
neighbors and neighborhood character.
The City Council is
conducting Thursday’s
workshop, Ojai City
Manager Rob Clark said,
to get an understanding
of where the community
is at now and where it
wants to be. In addition,
the City Council will
hear from experts and
explain the city’s “role,
responsibilities, constraints and opportunities” in respect to
vacation rental properties.
Though this process
aims to regulate only
those properties within
the city limits, the
county of Ventura —
which regulates activity
outside of the city — already has rules governing vacations rentals on
the books. The county’s
Planning Department
states in its zoning code
that residents wanting to
run a transient rental in
a residential zone in the
unincorporated areas of
Ojai must first seek a
“discretionary permit”
from the county.
The dilemma of how
to best regulate an industry growing faster
than legislators can keep
up certainly isn’t exclusive to the Ojai area. According to Southern
California Public Radio,
the Los Angeles City
Council is negotiating
with Airbnb to collect
occupancy tax — similar to Ojai’s T.O.T. —
from these short-term
rentals. Visitors staying
in a hotel in Los Angeles
can expect to pay 14 percent of their bill on T.O.T.
The city of Los Angeles
has apparently attempted to mail letters
to property owners
listed on Airbnb.com informing them of their
duty to contribute to the
city in a similar manner.
Nearby Santa Monica
has taken a more aggressive approach, banning
all full-unit rentals
under 30-day stays and
allowing home-sharing
only to those who register with the city. Some
argue that this prevents
entrepreneurs
from
gobbling all the available housing stock up to
rent out to tourists, and
protects neighborhoods
from turning into ghost
towns when tourist season ends.
No matter where you
sit on the issue, weigh in
Thursday at 6 p.m. at the
Boyd Center, 510 Park
Road in Ojai.
Thacher:
Continued from Page A1
history and culture of
Ojai.”
Another example of his
community work: he's on
the advisory board for the
Concerned Resource and
Environmental Workers
(C.R.E.W.). “It's going
strong; it doesn't need me!
It's doing a great job with
the young people …
(They're) doing hard work
of clearing trails, fire
abatement and that sort
of thing. It's such a great
organization. It's helping
some young people. We
used to say, 'It's getting
them off the street and on
the trail,'” Thacher said.
“It's just a way of getting
kids off the pavement and
realizing you can do a
day's hard work and
somebody will pay you to
do it. That's basically the
life lesson there. You work
as a team with four others
and a team leader who is
older than you, but not
much.”
Thacher recalled a
young man during his
lunch break who had
never been out of a city
situation before. The
young man was working
hard on a project and kept
facing forward, but when
he looked back, he was
amazed with all he and
the other team members
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build an endowment, so
we had a steady income
that we could use to allow
kids to go on to college
from Ojai,” he said. The
program began sending
just one to two students.
This year, Thacher said
they were able to give
scholarships to 18 students.
Thacher also shared
that he's on the board of
Monica Ros School and is
board president of the
Ojai Valley Museum —
which he said, he "sort of"
resisted getting involved
in.
“I thought that was for
geezers, but I guess I'm a
geezer now,” he laughed.
“My Aunt Elizabeth was
one of the movers and
shakers in starting that. It
was time for me to get involved in that.”
Thacher said that he's
interested in history and
has been learning about
art from various artists in
town.
“The museum is a museum of history and art
and the Ojai culture …
Culture is a big part of Ojai
— arts, in general, music
and the (Ojai) Film Festival now … The museum
encourages those things,
but, you know, our job is
to collect and display the
Ventura Ave.
stands before I went to
school, since I was little,”
Thacher recalled. “I could
get down there under the
first and second rows and
get some cups and what
have you. When I came
back after college, that
was a natural thing to get
involved in — and I've always been involved in it.”
Thacher was also involved in the Regional
Water Control Board
when Jerry Brown was
first governor in the late
1970s and early '80s. He
said the board regulated
water quality issues in Los
Angeles and Ventura
counties.
“That was an interesting
experience, meeting once
a month and trying to decide this stuff … I did that
for eight years,” he said. “I
was interested in water —
both the supply of water
and, of course, the quality
of the water … Whole
range of issues.”
Thacher has also been a
member of the Rotary
Club of Ojai for more than
40 years and has served as
club president. One of the
projects dear to him is the
club's scholarship program.
“We started this Educational Program about 20
years ago, specifically to
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accomplished.
“'Whoa, we did that! We
cleaned that! We put in
that trail! We put in that
tread. We made it wide
enough for people to get
up and down it,'” Thacher
remembered the young
man saying. “It's kind of a
moment when they realize they're actually contributing to society — it's
worthy what they're
doing. It's a feel-good organization.”
Outside of community
activities and ranching,
Thacher said he enjoys
traveling as well as reading about travel and history. He and his wife Anne
are also surrounded by
family. “We have two chil-
dren, George and Emily.
We shooed them away,
but after a decade or so
after college, came back
here to raise their kids. We
got all our kids and our
grandkids — our daugh-
ter's living in Anne's parents' house where she
grew up, and our son and
daughter-in-law are living
in my parents' house,” he
said. “Yeah, we're pretty
tied to here.”
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YOUR COMPLETE
Wednesday, July 1
HISTORICAL PRESENTATION AT THE GABLES
— The Gables of Ojai, 701
N. Montgomery St., will
host Dorothea Phelan
today at 1:30 p.m. in a free
program on “Old Time
Ventura County Stories.”
The community is welcome to this one-woman
historical costumed presentation featuring lots of
fun tales from yesteryear.
Call David at 646-1446,
Ext. 117, for more information.
GAME DAY WEDNESDAY — Every Wednesday
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
(through Aug. 12), Oak
View Library, 555 Mahoney
Ave., will feature board
games and puzzles for all
ages. A fun way for the
whole family to keep
brains active and boredom
at bay. Call 649-1523 for
more information.
Thursday, July 2
MUSIC MAKE THURSDAY — Every Thursday
(through July 30) from 3:30
to 4:30 p.m., Oak View Library, 555 Mahoney Ave.,
will host a workshop
where kids can come craft
musical instruments and
learn how they work (best
suited for ages 6 through
12). Call 649-1523 for more
information.
Friday, July 3
“THE BRITISH ARE
COMING” AT GABLES —
The Gables of Ojai, 701 N.
Montgomery St., will present a free program Friday
at 1:30 p.m. on “The
British Are Coming.” David
Scarlett, resident services
director at The Gables and
a proud and irreverent
Englishman, will humorously detail his plans on
reclaiming the American
colonies for England and
the queen. The public is
welcome. Call 646-1446,
Ext. 117.
FREE PATRIOTIC CONCERT AT LIBBEY — A free
concert of patriotic music
will be offered Friday from
6:30 to 9 p.m. at Libbey
Bowl. The event will include a raffle and prizes
and introduction of Grand
Marshal Khaled Al-Awar.
Go to www.4thofJulyinO
jai.com or call 794-1522.
Saturday, July 4
FOURTH OF JULY
EVENTS — A pancake
breakfast will be offered
for $6 by the Ojai Valley
Lions Club from 7 to 11
a.m. at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave. (6491225). The Youth Freedom
Run (for ages 1 to 12, $1
donation) starts at 9 a.m.
after registration and
warmup at 8:45 a.m. The
parade begins at 10 a.m.,
going down Ojai Avenue
from Country Club Drive
to Park Road. The American Vedic Association will
host a free vegetarian
lunch at Sarzotti Park at
the end of the parade. Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy
will close the Ojai Meadows Preserve at 3 p.m. for
reasons of fire safety; it will
reopen the next day at 7
a.m. The gates will open at
5 p.m. at Nordhoff High
School athletic field for the
fireworks display, with
music by Action Down beginning at 6 p.m.; the fireworks will start at 9:15 p.m.
Go to www.4thofJulyinO
jai.com or call 794-1522.
“REPTILES SKIN AND
BONES” — The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center, 17017
Maricopa Highway, will
host Tim Hagan and Sandy
Chase, with Southwestern
Herpetological Society,
presenting “Reptiles Skin
and Bones,” Saturday at 11
a.m. They will have live
lizards and snakes and
give advice on which reptile to pick as a pet. Also,
Grayson Kent will show
both prehistoric and present-day bone structures.
Donations: $3 for adults,
$2 for ages 5 through 18;
under 5 admitted free. Call
382-9759.
FOURTH CELEBRA-
TION AT INN — The Ojai
Valley Inn & Spa, 905
Country Club Road, will
host a Fourth of July celebration, Saturday from 4 to
9 p.m. featuring festivities
and fun for the whole family and all you can eat, $29
for adults, $14.50 for kids
under 10. Resort parking is
$10. Call 646-1111 or go to
www.OjaiResort.com.
Sunday, July 5
JAMMIN’ AT THE A.C. —
The Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host
a concert on the patio,
Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m.,
“A Celebration of Joni
Mitchell,” featuring Kimberly Ford. Also libations
and food will be provided
by some of the county’s
best food trucks. Tickets:
$10 at the door. Call 6460117.
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OUR
This Week
LISTING OF
creants and Four Munificents.” Learn how to make
the important distinction
between those who are
munificent and those who
are miscreant. Always free.
Call 640-0405.
Down the Road
A “SALON SERIES” — is
taking place at the Ojai
Valley Green Coalition Resource Center, 206-S N.
Signal St., Ojai. The next
salon is July 10 from 7 to 9
p.m. with the theme “Simplicity.” Simplicity creates
the space for imagination
and invention. When we
simplify, renewal becomes
possible. In our complex
culture, what does simplicity mean to you? Come
share in the medium that
speaks to you, or just come
to listen. A donation and
beverage to share are appreciated, though not required. Seating is limited,
so arrive early. Further details available at ojaivalley
greencoalition.org.
“MAME” — is one of the
most fun-loving musicals
ever to charm Broadway,
and it’s ready to captivate
Ojai. Mame is the ultimate
Greenwich Village eccentric whose huge heart welcomes artists, writers,
freethinkers and then —
surprise! — her dead
brother’s young son comes
to live at her home. Set
during the ‘20s to the ‘40s,
“Mame” runs from July 10
to Aug. 9 at Ojai Art Center
Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $25 general, $20 for
seniors and students.
Reservations at 640-8797
or www.OjaiACT.org.
ENERGY EDUCATION
SEMINAR — The Ojai Valley Green Coalition is hosting an energy education
seminar, “Use Your Power
to Affect Climate Change,”
July 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Ojai Valley
Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai
Ave. The seminar cost is
$35 with lunch included. A
$10 discount is available to
Green Coalition members,
Rotary Club members, and
Monday, July 6
NAN TOLBERT SUMMER CLASSES — Registration is open for summer
classes at the Nan Tolbert
Nurturing Center, 555 Mahoney Ave., Oak View. The
summer quarter runs the
week of July 6 through the
week of July 27. Scholarships are available. Go to
www.birthresource.org or
call 646-7559.
Tuesday, July 7
NEW “COSMIC YOGA”
CLASS — Learn to align
your structure and chakras
with the cosmic fields in
this new yoga class taught
by Arthur Kilmurray, Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at
Sacred Space Studio, 307 E.
Matilija St., Ojai. (Jy3)
COMMUNITY HEALING
EVENING — Healing in
America, 107 W. Aliso St.,
Ojai, will host guided meditation and individual
healing sessions, Tuesday
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost:
$20. Call 640-0211.
“FOUR MISCREANTS
AND FOUR MUNIFICENTS” — The American
Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Fellowship will meet Tuesday at
7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova
Road to discuss “Four Mis-
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The British are coming!
Friday at 1:30 p.m, David Scarlett, resident services director at The Gables of
Ojai, will be presenting “The British are Coming.” Scarlett, a "proud and irreverent Englishman," will humorously detail his plans on reclaiming the American
colonies for England and the queen. The whole community is invited to this free
event. The Gables of Ojai is at 701 N. Montgomery St. For more information, call
David 646-1446, Ext. 117.
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Ojai city residents. Seminar topics will range from
available energy and
water efficiency upgrade
financial tools, to our
homes as an ecosystem,
why renewable energy
and rooftop solar is so important, and a new model
for cleaner, local energy
choices. For more information and to register,
visit ojaivalley
greencoalition.org/ees.sht
ml.
“WATERSHED” — Ojai
Valley Land Conservancy’s “Wild about Ojai”
series will continue July 11
at 10 a.m. with a screening
of Robert Redford’s film,
“Watershed,” at the offices
at 370 W. Baldwin Road,
Building A4. The film tells
the story of the threats to
the once-mighty Colorado
River and offers solutions
for the future of the American West. After the film, a
panel discussion will be
led by Lorraine Walter,
Ventura River Watershed
Council coordinator. Admission is free to OVLC
members, $10 for nonmembers. For reservations or more
information, call 6496852, Ext. 2.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave. (approximately onehour tours of downtown
historical and cultural attractions). Docent Helen
Peterson will lead the July
11 tour. Cost is $7 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations
or tours during the week,
call 640-1390.
WEBELOS SCOUT NATURALIST PROGRAM—
The Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host Alexa
Hohensee, LPFA secretary
and scouter, leading a naturalist program on July 11
at 10:30 a.m. This program
will cover respecting and
protecting wildlife in our
local forest. Learn about
birds and their flyways,
venomous reptiles, poisonous plants and how to
identify them. Also learn
about food chains and
ecosystems and how humans have changed the
balance of nature. Fee for
both youth and adult is $3
to cover cost of materials.
Call 382-9759. Reservations are required.
CUB SCOUT GEOLOGY/WEBELOS GEOLOGIST— The Wheeler
Gorge Visitor Center,
17017 Maricopa Highway,
will host Mike Havstad,
curator of the Visitor Center, leading a program on
geology July 11 at 1 p.m.
Discover how volcanoes,
mountains, caves and geysers are formed. Learn
how rocks and minerals
are used in metal, glass,
jewelry and in building
homes. Make a Moh’s
scale of hardness kit. Start
a rock and mineral kit. Fee
for both youth and adult
is $3 to cover cost of materials. Call 382-9759. Reservations are required.
GLOBAL RESOURCE
ANNUAL DINNER —
Global Resource Alliance
(GRA) will host its annual
free community dinner
and fundraiser, July 11
from 7 to 9 p.m. at Meditation Mount, 10340
Reeves Road, Ojai. Join
GRA directors for a complimentary gourmet
vegan dinner and presentation about permaculture, well drilling and
orphans support projects
in rural Tanzania. Dinner
includes veggie tarts, chapatis with beet hummus,
roasted sweet potatoes,
mixed green salad and
apple tart for dessert.
RSVP by emailing globalresourcealliance@gmail.c
om or call/text Monica at
272-5645.
HOSE WRANGLERS
WANTED — Ojai Trees will
start its summer street
tree watering program
July 12, and is looking for
volunteers to work on
their watering truck. The
watering schedule is flexible, anytime you have
available they can fit you
in. E-mail
trees@ojaitrees.org.
JAMMIN’ AT THE A.C. —
The Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
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Montgomery St., will host
a concert on the patio,
July 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.,
featuring The Lucky Dog
Band performing, plus libations and food provided
by some of the county’s
best food trucks. Tickets:
$10 at the door. Call 6460117.
LITERARY BRANCH
MEETING — The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., will host a
meeting of its Literary
Branch July 13 at 7 p.m.,
featuring Rainier F.
Buschmann, Ojai resident
and history professor at
California State University-Channel Islands,
speaking on “The Global
History of the Pacific
Ocean.” A wine reception
will be included. Call 6460117.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — The Ojai City
Council will meet July 14
at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 401
S. Ventura St., Ojai.
OJAI HISTORICAL
WALKING TOURS — Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Ojai
Historical Walking Tours
depart from the Ojai Valley Museum, 130 W. Ojai
Ave. (approximately onehour tours of downtown
historical and cultural attractions). Docent Cricket
Twichell will lead the July
18 tour. Cost is $7 or $15
per family. Drop-ins are
welcome. For reservations
or tours during the week,
call 640-1390.
“HUMANE SOCIETY
SURPRISE PROGRAM” —
The Wheeler Gorge Visitor
Center, 17017 Maricopa
Highway, will host Dawn
Reily, educator with the
Humane Society, presenting another surprise program on critters she has
rescued, July 18 at 11 a.m.
Donations: $3 for adults,
$2 for ages 5 through 18;
under 5 admitted free.
Call 382-9759.
JAMMIN’ AT THE A.C. —
The Ojai Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will host
a concert on the patio,
July 19 from 6 to 9 p.m.,
featuring Teresa Russell
and Acadania performing,
plus libations and food
provided by some of the
Stand with the Ojai Playhouse and The Village Jester
See Friday’s edition of the Ojai Valley News for a full page sign with the wording
above. Several community groups are meeting at the Ojai Playhouse and The Village Jester Saturday immediately following the Fourth of July Parade, around
11:30 a.m., to take a photo to demand Golden State Water Company make good
on its promise to restore these two local businesses. The entire community is
encouraged to attend. The Ojai Valley News will have extra editions of the Friday
newspaper on-hand with which people can pose. The photo taken will be distributed to news outlets as well as to Golden State officials.
county’s best food trucks.
Tickets: $10 at the door.
Call 646-0117.
“RENT” AUDITIONS —
The Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio, 316 E. Matilija
St., will host auditions for
“Rent: School Edition,”
July 20 and 21 from 3 to 6
p.m. and July 22 and 23
from 6 to 9 p.m. This musical in two acts is rated
PG-13. Parts are for all
ethnicities, ages 14 to
early to mid-20s. For more
information and to book
an audition, call Kytriena
Payseno at 901-4130. Callbacks wil be held July 26
from 5 to 7 p.m. Show performances will run Oct. 2
through Oct. 25. Call 6464300 or go to
www.ojaiyes.org.
“SCIENCE OF REINCARNATION” — The
American Vedic Association Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Fellowship will meet July
21 at 7:30 p.m. at 687 Villanova Road to discuss
“The Science of Reincarnation.” You may believe
in the eternal nature of
thesoul but do yu understand what specific actions will determine a
good or bad birth the
nexttime around? Always
free. Call 640-0405.
Ongoing Events
ALIGN YOUR BODY
FOR WELLNESS — A free
exercise class called Align
Your Body for Wellness is
held every Wednesday
from 1 to 2 p.m. (with
brief breaks between sessions) at Little House, 111
W. Santa Ana St., Ojai. Call
646-5122 for more details.
STORY TIME AT OAK
VIEW LIBRARY — The
Oak View Library, 555 Mahoney Ave., hosts story
time for youngsters every
Tuesday from 4 to 4:30
p.m. Call 649-1523 for details.
PARENTCARE PROGRAM — Every family deserves the support of its
community when a new
baby is born. The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center
seeks families to serve in
their ParentCare Home
Visit Program. ParentCare
serves families who have
newborns with extra sup-
port at home with tasks
such as preparing a snack,
going for a walk with mom
and baby, or playing with
an older sibling. To apply
for this donation-based
program, call Renee Mandala at 667-2115.
PAUSE4KIDS MEETINGS — Pause4kids, a parents’ group committed to
helping children with special needs, meets twice
each month: every third
Tuesday at 9 a.m. and
every fourth Tuesday at 7
p.m. Visit www.pause
conejo.org or call Kim at
646-6606.
MATILIJA FLY FISHERS
— meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. at Little House, 111
W. Santa Ana St., Ojai. The
meetings consist of informal fly-fishing discussions, notice of upcoming
events of interest and flytying instruction and
demonstrations. Visitors
are welcome. Call 6463469.
E-mail listings to
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Public Notices
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Noble Estate Sales
OVN06-09-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 10, 17 & 24, 2015
July 1, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015060210010780-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/02/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Noble Estate Sales
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
162 Larmier Ave., Oak
View, CA 93022
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Elizabeth Michelle
Robles
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
162 Larmier Ave., Oak
View, CA 93022
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
6/2/2015.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Elizabeth Michelle
Robles
/s/ELIZABETH ROBLES
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Cameron Scott Design
OVN06-10-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 10, 17 & 24, 2015
July 1, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015060110010677-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/01/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Cameron Scott
Design
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
514 El Sol St., Ojai, CA
93023
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Cameron Scott
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
514 El Sol St., Ojai, CA
93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
May 1,2015.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Cameron Scott
/s/CAMERON SCOTT
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
EcoTax
OVN06-11-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 10, 17 & 24, 2015
July 1, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015060410011026-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/04/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: EcoTax
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
1300 W. Gonzalez Rd.
#208-A, Oxnard, CA
93036
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Veronica Razo
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
4024 Columbia Dr.,
Oxnard, CA 93033
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Veronica Razo
/s/VERONICA RAZO
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
JC Construction, Inc.
OVN06-12-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 10, 17 & 24, 2015
July 1, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015060510011093-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/05/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: JC Construction,
Inc
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
15990 Maricopa Hwy,
Ojai, CA 93023
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
State of Incorporation/
Organization: CA
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
JC Carpentry &
Construction, Inc.
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
15990 Maricopa Hwy,
Ojai, CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: A
Corporation
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
JC Carpentry &
Construction, Inc.
/s/JUSTIN JAYNE
Justin Jayne
President
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Beach and Mountain
Living
OVN06-13-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 10, 17 & 24, 2015
July 1, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015060310010933-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/03/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Beach and
Mountain Living
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
842 Murdoch Lane,
Ventura, CA 93003
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Andrea Fisher
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
842 Murdoch Lane,
Ventura, CA 93003
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
6/3/2015.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Andrea Fisher
/s/ANDREA FISHER
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Ramirez Steam Carpet
Cleaning and Janitor
Service
OVN06-20-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 17 & 24, 2015
July 1 & 8, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015052010009787-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 05/20/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Ramirez Steam
Carpet Cleaning and
Janitor Service
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
2024 Woodland Ave.,
Ojai, CA 93023
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Victor Ramiréz
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
2024 Woodland Ave.,
Ojai, CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
11-2004.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Victor Ramiréz
/s/VICTOR RAMIREZ
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
————————
Petition to
Administer Estate
Josephine Castellanos
OVN06-28-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
June 24 & 26, 2015
July 1, 2015
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF Ventura
4353 Vineyard Avenue
4353 Vineyard Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93036
Juvenile and Probate
Court
NOTICE OF
PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE
OF JOSEPHINE
CASTELLANOS
Case Number: 56-201500468669-PR-LA-OXN
To all heirs,
beneficiaries, creditors,
contingent creditors, and
persons who may
otherwise be interested in
the will or estate, or both,
of
A Petition for Probate
has been filed by in the
Superior Court of
California, County of
The Petition for Probate
requests that FRANK P.
CASTELLANOS, JR. be
appointed as personal
representative to
administer the estate of
the decedent.
The petition requests
authority to administer
the estate under the
Independent
Administration of Estates
Act. (This authority will
allow the personal
representative to take
many actions without
obtaining court approval.
Before taking certain very
important actions,
however, the personal
representative will be
required to give notice to
interested persons unless
they have waived notice
or consented to the
proposed action.) The
independent
administration authority
will be granted unless an
interested person files an
objection to the petition
and shows good cause
why the court should not
grant the authority.
A hearing on the
petition will be held in
this court as follows: July
23, 2015, 9:00 a.m., Dept.
J6
Address of court: same
as noted above
If you object to the
granting of the petition,
you should appear at the
hearing and state your
objections or file written
objections with the court
before the hearing. Your
appearance may be in
person or by your
attorney.
If you are a creditor or a
contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file
your claim with the court
and mail a copy to the
personal representative
appointed by the court
Continued on Page A7
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within four months from
the date of first issuance
of letters as provided in
Probate Code section
9100. The time for filing
claims will not expire
before four months from
the hearing date noticed
above.
You may examine the
file kept by the court. If
you are a person
interested in the estate,
you may file with the
court a formal Request
for Special Notice (form
DE-154) of the filing of
an inventory and
appraisal of estate assets
or of any petition or
account as provided in
Probate Code section
1250. A Request for
Special Notice form is
available from the court
clerk.
Attorney for petitioner:
ALLAN JACOBS, Esq.
WAITE, JACOBS &
ATKINSON
603 W. Ojai Avenue,
Suite D
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-7263
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Fictitious Business
Name Statement
Sunwest Studio
OVN07-01-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
July 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015062210012304-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/22/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Sunwest Studio
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
1181 East Main St.,
Ventura, CA 93001
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Mickey Kaufman
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
324 North Catalina St.,
Ventura, CA 93001
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
5/21/08.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Mickey Kaufman
/s/MICKEY KAUFMAN
Owner
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
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Electrical installations,
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tile work, plumbing,
painting, fix door problems,
change water heater,
garbage disposal repairs,
wood fences and more!
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
————————
Fictitious Business
Name Statement
JPM Pro Services, JM
Services
OVN07-02-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
July 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015062510012593-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk
andRecorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/25/2015
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: JPM Pro Services
2nd Fictitious Business
Name: JM Services
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
1808 Harvest Lane,
Camarillo, CA 93012
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
Full name of 1st
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Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
John Martin
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
1808 Harvest Lane,
Camarillo, CA 93012
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
N/A.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
John Martin
/s/JOHN MARTIN
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
————————
Ficticious Business
Name Statement
Ave Valencia
OVN07-03-2015
Published Ojai Valley
News
July 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2015
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
File Number 2015060510011102-0 1/1
Ventura County Clerk and
Recorder
MARK A. LUNN
File Date: 06/05/2015
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT to require that any ad be
paid in advance of publishing. REFUNDS will be
mailed within 30 days of cancellation. READERS are
cautioned to make no investments before thoroughly
investigating any advertisements in the Classified
columns, which require investments in stocks,
THE FOLLOWING
PERSON(S) IS (ARE)
DOING BUSINESS AS:
1st Fictitious Business
Name: Ave Valencia
Street Address of
Principal Place of
Business (P.O. Box or
PMB are not acceptable):
707 Drown Avenue Unit
B, Ojai, CA 93023-1901
County of Principal
Place of Business:
Ventura
State of Incorporation/
Organization: CA
Full name of 1st
Registrant
Individual/Corporation/Li
mited Liability Company:
Alma Valenciano
Residence Address of
1st Registrant (P.O. Box
or PMB are not
acceptable):
707 Drown Avenue Unit
B, Ojai, CA 93023
This Business is
conducted by: An
Individual
The registrant
commenced to transact
business under the
fictitious business name
or names listed above on
9/1/2013.
I declare that all
information in this
statement is true and
correct.
(A registrant who declares
information as true any
material matter pursuant
to Section 17913 of
Business and Professions
Code that the registrant
knows to be false is guilty
of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not
to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000).)
Alma Valenciano
/s/ALMA VALENCIANO
NOTICE – In
accordance with
subdivision (a) of Section
17920, a fictitious name
statement generally
expires at the end of five
years from the date on
which it was filed in the
office of the county clerk,
except, as provided in
subdivision section
17920, where it expires
40 days after any change
in the facts set forth in the
statement pursuant to
section 17913 other than
a change in residence
address or registered
owner. A new fictitious
business name statement
must be filed before the
expiration. The filing of
this statement does not of
itself authorize the use in
this state of a fictitious
business name in
violation of the rights of
another under Federal,
State, or Common Law
(see section 14411 ET
SEQ., Business and
Professions Code).
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Ventura on the date
indicated by the file
stamp above.
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position. READERS are cautioned to thoroughly
investigate services and products advertised in this
publication. Consumers are urged to use prudence in
their patronage. Advertising in this publication in no
way represents an endorsement by the publisher.
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involves shared living space, or IF the housing is a dormitory in an educational institution.
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Sports
Highlighting prep, rec and area sports
A8
Wednesday
July 1, 2015
Mike Miller, editor
mike@ojaivalleynews.com
Ojai Tennis
Turnstile
Jules Thompson earns painful win
in Pleasant Valley tournament
Jules
Thompson
limped her way to the
title in the Ventura
County Junior Tennis
Association
Tennis
Tournament, held at
Mission Oaks Park last
weekend.
Thompson was competing in her last 12and-under tournament
and won in the finals in
an
epic
two-hour
match, 4-6, 6-3, and 105, in the tiebreaker.
Shawn
Rothermel
was taken out in the
first round, splitting
sets, then dropping the
concluding tiebreaker,
10-7. The marathon
baseline rally match
lasted over two hours.
Another Ojai player,
Hina Suzuki, also lost in
a nail-biter. Suzuki lost
the first set, 6-3, but
came back to take the
second, 7-5; but she lost
the tiebreaker, 10-5.
Thompson,
bandaged after pulling a
quad muscle the day
before at Junior Life
Guard Camp, won her
first round, 6-0, 6-0. A
couple of hours later
she was back for her
semifinal match, which
she fought for more
than two hours. Both
girls pounded the ball
and sustained rallies of
20 shots more than two
dozen times. Thompson finally prevailed, 57, 6-2, and 10-4 in the
tiebreaker.
The next day Thompson played the finals,
taped again — and
limping with a new
pulled muscle in her
other leg. She played a
much harder hitter and
somehow chased down
enough returns to win
her third match.
In other action, Scout
Mathews played in the
United States Tennis
Association Sectionals
in the Girls’ 14-andUnder Division in Los
Angeles last week. She
won, 6-0, 6-1, in the
round of 32, but then
lost the next round to
Amanda Taberera, 6-4,
6-2.
From there, Mathews
dropped into the consolation division, where
she won her first match,
6-1, 6-1, but lost her
second match, 7-5, 6-2.
Mathews is competing this week in the "Big
Mo" International Tournament in San Diego.
Later this summer she
plans to play in the National 14's in Atlanta,
then on to Boston to
play in the National
Mother Daughter Tournament
with
her
mother, Karen.
Photo by Perry Laskaris
Nordhoff graduate Tim LeSuer recently earned All-American honors after a solid senior season at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
LeSuer takes All-American
honors after senior season
Former Nordhoff High
School baseball standout Tim LeSuer was recently named to the
2015 All-American team
by D3baseball and the
American
Baseball
Coaches
Association
and Rawlings.
LeSuer helped lead
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute (RPI) to a Liberty League title and
three victories in the
NCAA Tournament this
season. In addition to
making the 2015 AllAmerican team, the NHS
graduate was also honored as the Rawlings
New York Region Player
of the Year. LeSuer was
the nation’s toughest
hitter to strike out this
year, with only two
strikeouts for the entire
year.
In his senior season,
LeSuer hit a team-best
.411 (67 for 163) with 12
doubles, a triple, a home
run, 50 runs scored and
36 runs batted in. The
three-time all-conference player compiled a
.515 slugging percentage
and a .519 on-base percentage as a starter in all
46 games, stealing 14
bases in 19 attempts.
Striking out just twice,
his 81.5 at bat-to-strikeout ratio was the best in
the nation by nearly 30
at-bats.
LeSuer concludes a
very consistent threeyear RPI career with a
.388 (173 for 446) batting
average in 125 games.
He recorded 24 doubles,
two triples, one homer,
107 runs, 84 RBIs, and 96
BBs. LeSuer also had a
.457 slugging percentage
and a .491 on-base percentage with 36 stolen
bases. His single in RPI's
final game of the 2015
NCAA Regional against
top-seeded SUNY Cortland was the 200th of his
career. LeSuer was also
selected to the D3Baseball first team All-New
York Region team and
first team All-Liberty
League.
As a senior at Nordhoff, LeSuer was deadly
at the plate with a .431
batting average. He also
struck out just three
times all season and
stole a team-high 20
bases. That 2011 team
went 16-8 overall and
7-5 in the Tri-Valley
League, and qualified
for the playoffs.
Photo by Holly Roberts
Golf and eat for Eagles football
The Ojai Eagles Youth Football League will host its
annual golf fundraising event July 25 at the Soule
Park Golf Course. The shotgun start will take
place at 10 a.m. and the event will conclude with
a tri-tip and chicken barbecue. The entry fee is
$125 per golfer, and proceeds go to the Ojai Eagles. For more information, contact Mike Dawkins
at 340-1057.
Koby Welch left Nordhoff as the
football program’s all-time leading
tackler. Read Friday’s Ojai Valley
News to see what Welch is up to
now and where he hopes to go in
his athletic career.
Photo by Holly Roberts
Simms and company sharpen skills at Thacher Camp
A number of local youth basketball players recently took part in the Thacher Basketball Camp, hosted by
head coach Jason Carney. Above, Wyatt Simms (left) looks to dribble to the hoop as Marcelo Bernardi plays
defense and teammate Travis Frost (right) positions himself under the basket for a potential rebound. The
campers learned basketball fundamentals and the importance of teamwork at the weeklong camp.
Arts
&Entertainment
B1
Wednesday,
July 1, 2015
Arts@ojaivalleynews.com
Art Center slates
Joni Mitchell jam
Veteran Santa
Barbara songstress
Kimberly Ford will
bring her A Celebration
of Joni Mitchell to the
Ojai Art Center Sunday.
The performance
marks the group’s first
appearance in Ojai,
following two sold out
shows at the SOhO
Restaurant and Music
Club in Santa Barbara
and a June concert for
5,000 at Constitution
Park in Camarillo.
The upcoming
concert, part of the
venue’s “Jammin’ at the
Art Center” series,
starts at 6 p.m. Tickets
are $10 and those
younger than 12 are
free. Food and
beverage will be available at the show.
Ford’s repertoire
covers more than 30
years of Mitchell’s
catalog including
selections from
“Clouds,” “Ladies of
the Canyon,” “Blue,”
“Court & Spark,” “Miles
of Aisles,” “The Hissing
of Summer Lawns,”
Ojai Art Center
• A Celebration of
Joni Mitchell
• 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai
• Sunday at 6 p.m.
• Cost is $10 for
adults; those 12
and younger
admitted for free.
• For more information, call 6460117, or log on to
www.celebrationofjonimitchell.com
“Hejira,” “Mingus,”
“Wild Things Run
Fast,” “Night Ride
Home” and “Both
Sides Now.”
“This kind of poetry
and these melodies
articulated my experiences before I had
language for them,”
Ford said. “It’s a great
joy now with this new
band to embrace and
musically honor the
extraordinary evolu-
tion Joni’s music made
over these past five
decades. Coming back
to my roots and
singing this music is
like coming home and
striking out for the
unknown at the same
time.”
Backing musicians
include George
Friedenthal, keyboards
(Kenny Loggins, Clark
Terry); Lee Rollag,
guitar and violin (Jim
Messina, Roger Miller);
Tom Buckner, saxophone (Grant
Geissman, Ralph
Carmichael); Tom
Etchart, bass (Dianne
Reeves, Jim Messina);
and Charles Levin
(Madeline Eastman,
Coda).
Visit www.celebrationofjonimitchell.com
to learn more about A
Celebration of Joni
Mitchell and see a
video of the band
performing.The Ojai
Art Center is at 113 S.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. For more information, call 646-0117.
Photo submitted
Kimberly Ford will perform at the Ojai Art Center Sunday.
Wine Trail
promises
festive trek
Photo submitted
Bookends to host Music Under the Oaks
Bookends Bookstore will host a free concert Saturday from 5:50 to 7:30 p.m. The Music Under the Oaks
concert will feature local folk rock band The Rock Hearts. The Rock Hearts include (from right) Patrick Bishop,
Lisa Pardini-Bishop, Kent Hughes, Cory Highberg and Nick Sinclair. Attendees are invited to ring a blanket and
picnic dinner and relax in the shade before the 4th of July fireworks event. Bookends Bookstore is at 110 S.
Pueblo Ave. in Meiners Oaks.
The Ventura County
Wine Trail brings the
8th annual Wine Trail
Celebration to Ventura
County, July 9.
The festival on Park
View Court — an
outdoor tree-lined
street featuring artwork
by Michael Amescua —
at The Collection at
RiverPark in Oxnard for
the third year.
The festival will
feature Ventura
County’s local boutique
wineries; each sharing
their latest releases.
This event will boast
more than 30 different
varietals and blends,
and provide an opportunity to meet the wine
makers behind them.
In addition to the
lineup of wines, guests
will taste the best in
local cuisine – fresh
from the area’s hottest
restaurants.
Chefs prepare their
signature dishes onsite
for attendees to enjoy
over the three-hour
celebration.
This year’s musical
guest is Blue Latitude a
classic rhythm-andblues, soul, Motown
and rock ‘n’ roll band.
The festival begins at
5:30 p.m. July 9. The
evening will also feature
a charity auction with
all proceeds donated to
FOOD Share, a food
bank that distributes
millions of pounds of
food each year to the
hungry of Ventura
County.
All tickets include
food and wine tastings,
a commemorative wine
glass, entertainment
and tax. The VIP ticket
will include all of the
above along with a
private seating area,
selected wines served
by the glass, specialty
foods and desserts.
Attendees must be at
least 21.
Purchase tickets at
www.VenturaCountyWineTrail.com or call
983-1560.
Irrepressible ‘Auntie’
sets course for Ojai
John Hankins
contributor
The larger-than-life
heroine, ‘Auntie’ Mame,
is coming to the Ojai
ACT stage July 10 with
all the award-winning
music, dancing and
excitement that made it
a Broadway hit while
thumbing its nose at
convention and
conformity.
“Mame” (Tracey
Williams Sutton) is the
ultimate Greenwich
Village Bohemian,
whose digs at Beekman
Place represent the
epicenter of eccentrics,
artists, actors, freethinkers and connoisseurs.
Directed by Brian
Robert Harris, the
musical features “a
remarkably hardworking cast.” After all,
“the dance numbers
require Broadwayquality choreography”
and a score that
embraces the exhilaration of living life to the
Ojai ACT
• “Auntie Mame”
• 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai
• Fridays and
Saturdays at 8
p.m., Sundays at
2 p.m.
• July 10 - Aug. 9
• Cost is $25 for
general admission and $20 for
seniors, students
and Art Center
members.
• For tickets, visit
www.OjaiACT.org
or call 640-8797.
fullest.
Mame’s lifestyle is
changed forever when
her late brother’s 10year-old son, Patrick,
(Rhett Speer) walks in
with the dowdy,
straight-laced Agnes
Gooch (Anna Kotula).
Gooch is bringing the
sheltered Patrick to live
with his Auntie Mame
and she is delighted,
and so is he when he
finds out how much
fun he’s going to have.
But having him
educated by freethinkers or home
school doesn’t sit well
with the trustee, the
strict and severe Mr.
Babcock (Bill Spellman)
who insists he be sent
to a proper school far
away from Mame.
The contrasts set the
stage for a hilarious
clash of culture
between conformity
and candor.
After the Great
Depression, she meets
millionaire Beauregard
(Phil Nemy) ushering in
a whole new milieu.
When Beau dies in an
accident, Mame’s lifelong friends are there to
support her, notably
actress Vera Charles
(Laura Ring), publisher
Lindsay Woolsey (John
See Mame, Page B3
Photo by David Baker
The irrepressible and down-to-earth Mame (Tracey Williams Sutton) meets her sheltered nephew (Rhett Speer), who’s come to live with her.
B2 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Exhibits
• Through July 5: The
Ojai Valley Museum,
130 W. Ojai Ave., will
display artwork by the
Ojai Studio Artists,
through Sunday, in
the group’s 13th
annual show, “Condition Report: 2015.”
Call 640-1390.
• Through July 5: The
Santa Paula Art
Museum, 117 N. 10th
St., Santa Paula, will
display “Next Generation Revisited,” an
exhibit of works by
area college students,
through Sunday. Call
525-5554.
• Through July 8: Ojai
Art Center, 113 S.
Montgomery St., will
display the Photography Branch’s annual
themed-juried
exhibit, “What Does
Peace Look Like?”
through July 8. Call
646-0117 or 558-6460.
• July 11: The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., will
display work by the
Artists Guild of Fillmore, July 11 through
Aug. 5. A reception
will be held July 18
from 1 to 3 p.m. Call
646-0117.
• July 12: The Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331
Borchard Road,
Newbury Park, will
display works by the
Pastel Society of the
Gold Coast, through
July 25, featuring
many Ojai artists. A
reception and
drawing will be held
July 12 from 1 to 3:30
p.m.
• July 17: The
Museum of Ventura
County, 100 E. Main
St., Ventura, will
display “Face to
Face,” an exhibit of
contemporary
portraiture by Ventura
County artists ages 18
to 35, July 17 through
Sept. 13. Call 6530323, Ext. 301.
• July 24: Grayspace
Gallery, 219 Gray Ave.,
Santa Barbara, will
display “3 Melodies,”
an exhibit of contemporary abstract art by
Ojai’s Charlene
Broudy and Carolyn
Fox and Santa
Barbara’s Steven
Gilbar, July 24 thrugh
Oct. 30. A reception
will be held July 24
from 5 to 8 p.m. Call
886-0552.
Symbolism lends
personal touch
to Ventura show
Inés Monguió, a
Ventura clinical
psychologist who
rekindled her childhood love of art in the
1990s, will exhibit some
recent monotypes,
monoprint etchings
and collagraphs in a
solo show at the
Buenaventura Art Association’s downtown
Ventura gallery
Thursday through July
25.
“In selecting the
images for this show, I
noticed that much of
what got chosen had
symbolic elements,”
she said. “So the title
was suggested by the
selection of images
rather than viceversa.”
Monguió will be
present for an opening
reception from 5 to 7
p.m. Friday at the
gallery. The exhibition
will include about 20
works in several media.
Monguió has been
exhibiting her art since
2000 in many regional
venues besides BAA,
including Inkspots of
San Buenaventura,
Artists Union of
• July 25: The Ojai
Valley Museum, 130
W. Ojai Ave., will
display “Sergio’s
Cartoon Collection,”
with an opening
reception set for July
25 from 5 to 7 p.m.
(no close date has
been set). Also on
display wll be a miniexhibit, “Birds of the
Ojai Valley.” Call 6401390.
• Through July 25:
Ojai Community
Bank, 402 W. Ojai
Ave., will display
“Painting Potourri,”
an exhibit by local
artist Karen Wu,
through July 25. A 15
percent contribution
from sales will be
given to Help of Ojai.
Call 646-9909.
• Through July 25:
Gallery 525, 525 W. El
Roblar Drive, will
display “Glimpse,” a
group show of
summer small works,
through July 25. Call
Buenaventura
Gallery
• Recent monotypes, monoprint
etchings and
collagraphs by
Inés Monguió
• 700 E. Santa Clara
St., Ventura
• Thursday through
July 25
• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Tuesdays through
Saturdays
• For information,
visit www.buena
venturagallery
.org or call 6481235.
Ventura, Santa Barbara
Printmakers Association, Los Angeles Printmaking Society and the
Abstract Art Collective.
She said getting back to
making art fulfilled a
part of her she’d long
put aside.
The Buenaventura
Gallery is at 700 E.
Santa Clara St. in
Ventura and is open
from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.
701-1156.
• Through July 26:
galerie 102, 102 W.
Matilija St., will
display “Constant
Change,” an exhibit of
photography by
Aaron Farley, through
July 26. Call 640-0151.
• Through July 31:
Farmer and The
Cook, 339 W. El
Roblar Drive, Ojai,
will display “Let It Go
Lapis,” a solo exhibit
by artist Celeste M.
Evans, through July
31. Call 640-9608.
• Through July 31:
The Oaks at Ojai, 122
E. Ojai Ave., will
display artwork by
Ojai’s Richard Niles in
its gallery through
July 31. Call 646-5573.
• Aug. 1: Gallery 525,
525 W. El Roblar
Drive, will display
“Ojai Assemblage
2015,” an invitational
group show, through
Aug. 29, with an
opening reception
The Buenaventura Gallery will feature prints by Inés Monguió through July 25.
Tuesdays through
Saturdays. For more
about the nonprofit
artists cooperative BAA
and its programs, visit
www.buenaventura-
Aug. 1 from 5 to 8
p.m. Call 701-1156.
• Throuugh Aug. 2:
Porch Gallery Ojai,
310 E. Matilija St., will
display “Souun
Takeda — Balance”
through Aug. 2. Call
620-7589.
• Aug. 7: The Ojai Art
Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., will
accept two-dimensional artwork for its
juried summer show,
“Sun and Shadows,”
Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Call 646-0117.
• Through Aug. 9: The
Beatrice Wood Center
for the Arts, 8585
Ojai-Santa Paula
Road, Upper Ojai, will
display an exhibit by
the American
Ceramic Society of
Southern California,
through Aug. 9. Call
646-3381.
• Through Aug. 15:
The Buenaventura
Gallery, 700 E. Santa
Clara St., Ventura, will
display Anca Colbert’s
“California Heritage
Collection” of artwork
through Aug.15. Call
648-1235.
• Aug. 22: The Beatrice Wood Center for
the Arts, 8585 OjaiSanta Paula Road,
Upper Ojai, will
display “The Natural
World,” an exhibit of
works by Ventura
County Potters Guild,
in the Beato Gallery
Aug. 22 through Oct.
3. “Nina de Creeft
Ward: A Retrospective” will also be on
display in the Logan
Gallery. A reception
will be held Aug. 22
from 3 to 6 p.m. Call
646-3381.
• Aug. 22: galerie 102,
102 W. Matilija St.,
Ojai, will display
“Insanely Beautiful,” a
mixed media exhibit
by Britt Ehringer,
through Sept. 20, with
an opening reception
Aug. 22 from 5 to 7
gallery.org or call 6481235 during gallery
hours.
p.m. Call 640-0151.
• Oct. 10, 11 & 12: The
2015 Ojai Studio
Artists Tour will run
Oct. 10, 11 and 12
from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., featuring 50plus artists. Tickets
and more details
available online at
ojaistudioartists.org.
• Through Oct. 11:
The Museum of
Ventura County, 100
E. Main St., Ventura,
will display “A Worse
Place than Hell: The
Changing Face of
Abraham Lincoln,” a
new exhibit of George
Stuart Historical
Figures, through Oct.
11. Call 653-0323, Ext.
303.
• Through Nov. 8: The
Santa Paula Art
Museum, 117 N.
Tenth St., Santa Paula,
will display “John
Nava: Selected Paintings and Tapestries,”
through Nov. 8. Call
525-5554.
Auditions
Auditions for the Ojai
Youth Entertainers
Studio’s production of
“Rent” will be held July
20 and 21, from 3 to 6
p.m. and July 22 and 23
from 6 to 9 p.m. All
ethnicities are welcome
and characters range in
age from 14 to the
early/mid-20s.
Auditions will be held
at OYES, 316 Matilija St.
in Ojai.
Contemporary
fine art
jewelry and crafts
Unique gifts, attractive prices
108-B. N. Signal St.
Open daily 10-6
(805) 646-5682
www.ojaivalleyartists.com
Participants should
prepare 16 bars of an
upbeat authentic
pop/rock/gospel song
to sing without piano,
or bring CD, phone,
MP3 player or Ipod, as
well as a headshot and
resume. Participants
should be prepared to
fill out an audition
application.
Call 901-4130 to book
an audition.
Call backs will be held
July 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Performances are
scheduled for Oct. 2
through Oct. 25.
The story integrates
contemporary music
and dance to narrate an
emotional tale about a
community of young
artists who celebrate life
while struggling to
make it in New York’s
East Village.
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at the OBC...
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the largest variety
of beers on tap in Ojai.
Happy Hour - Monday thru Friday
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Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 1, 2015 B3
Fine arts fest set
for Harbor Landing
The Channel Islands
Harbor Fine Art
Festival will be held
July 11 and July 12 at
Harbor Landing in
Oxnard.
This 14th annual
event will feature original works in all
mediums of two- and
three-dimensional fine
art, including paintings in acrylics, oils,
watercolors; photography; and sculpture
in glass, metal and
wood. Each artist will
be present to meet
with the public and
discuss their work. All
work is available for
purchase. In addition
to fine art, fine crafts
will also be presented.
Festival attendees
will find blown glass,
semi-precious jewelry,
handmade furniture
and an array of highquality crafts.
Harbor Landing is at
2800 Harbor Blvd.
Event hours are from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both
days. Admission and
parking are free.
The Channel Islands
Harbor Fine Art
Festival is produced by
West Coast Artists.
For additional information visit www.west
coastartists.com,
www.ventura.org
or call 818-813-4478.
Aerosmith booked for
Santa Barbara Bowl
Aerosmith will bring
its Blue Army Tour
2015 to the Santa
Barbara Bowl Tuesday
at 6:30 p.m.
Steven Tyler, Joe
Perry, Joey Kramer,
Tom Hamilton and
Brad Whitford have
sold more than 150
million albums worldwide and been
inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame.
They are the recipients
of countless awards
including four
Grammys, eight American Music Awards, six
Billboard Awards and
12 MTV Video Music
Awards, among many
other honors.
Their latest honors
include the 2013
ASCAP Founders
Award and induction,
also in 2013, into the
Songwriter Hall of
Fame at the 44th
annual SHOF ceremony.
Tickets range from
$75.00 to $350.00, plus
applicable service
charges. The Santa
Barbara Bowl is at
1122 N. Milpas St. in
Santa Barbara. For
tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call
962-7411.
musical director and
conductor is Andy
Street.
Co-producers are
Herb Hemming and
Spellman. The dance
numbers were choreographed by Kotula and
Beverley Sharpe.
Candace Delbo is the
vocal director.
Costumes covering
the Roaring 20s to the
40s are shared by
Edmund Andreas and
Hayley Weed, befitting a
set designed by Neva
Williams and Kenny
Dahle who also build it
with Steve Pronovost.
Props are handled by
Kathy Speer and stage
manager is Reign Lewis,
with initial help by
Caroline McDonald.
“Mame” runs from
July 10 to Aug. 9, at Ojai
ACT, 113 S. Montgomery St. in Ojai.
Performances are
Fridays and Saturdays at
8 p.m. and Sundays at 2
p.m.
Tickets are $25 for
general admission and
$20 for seniors, students
and Art Center
members. For reserva-
tions, visit www
.OjaiACT.org or call 6408797.
Mame:
Continued from Page B1
Hankins) and butler
Ito (Ezra Eells).
As Patrick grows older
(played by Jack Evans)
he is wooed by the
conservative culture of
Connecticut and even
rejects his fun-loving
Auntie Mame for a time.
Should he marry Gloria
(Haley Weed) with her
uptight parents (Suzy
Thatcher and Ed
Buckle) or a more
grounded Pegeen
(Morgan Bozarth)?
Other characters
include the freethinking schoolteacher
(Clayton McLannock),
Beau’s mom (Marilyn
Lazik), Sally Cato
(Marisa Miculian) and
Junior Babcock (Trevor
Giove).
This is a song and
dance driven show, and
so the Ensemble is a
character in itself, some
of whom are double
cast: Bozarth, Giove,
Miculian, Thatcher and
Weed, along with Vince
d’Andrea, Emily Ditchfield, Sheila McCarthy,
Joyce McWilliams,
Marin Valerio, and
Amber Young. The
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Vita exhibit to open with reception Friday
An opening reception for Vita Art Center’s Art of the Masters exhibit, featuring
works by Francisco Goya, Salvador Dali’ and Marc Chagal, will be held Friday
from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will run through July 31. A reception and talk with
art historian Ann Bittl will be held July 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. ArtWalk Ventura will
be held July 18 from noon to 8 p.m. and July 19 from noon to 5 p.m. Artwork will
be available for sale and selected pieces for auction throughout the month of July.
Vita Art Center is in the Bell Arts Factory at 432 N. Ventura Ave. in Ventura.
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Annual Surf Rodeo gearing up in Ventura
Photo submitted
The festival includes surf competitions, music, a bikini cowgirl contest, a food
court, two beer gardens, a mechanical bull and more.
Pato Baton and The
Aggrolites will headline
the 8th annual Surf
Rodeo Festival in
Ventura July 11 and
July 12.
Other performers
include Bob Log III,
Wheeland Bros.,
Rainbow Girls, Groove
Session, Brothers
Fortune, Jukebox 101,
Kane Gang, Dankrupt,
The Iron Outlaws, Bird
Brain, Jan Michael and
the Vincents, Pleasure,
Skatanic Rednecks,
Inhale, Clean Spill,
NaVaNax, Ska Daddyz,
Stoneflys,
Jackass, Vokab
Kompany, Rubberneck
Lions, Honey Owl, and
local favorites Raging
Arb and the Redheads.
The Surf Rodeo, a surf
contest and music
festival held at Pierpont
Beach, is a passion
project for Ventura
entrepreneur, John
Drury from Raging Arb
and the Red Heads,
owner of Red Head
clothing company, The
Beach Hut, and the
Avenue Thrift,
supporting the Boys
and Girls Club. The
festival not only
includes surf competitions and music, but
also holds a bikini
cowgirl contest, the
infamous Cornhole
competition, a food
court, two beer gardens,
a mechanical bull and
more.
For more information, e-mail Kimiko
Tokita at imiko@whitecrowe.net or call 2170556.
College shares talent with ArtWalk
Ventura College
Visual and Performing
Arts Departments has
joined ArtWalk Ventura
as a major sponsor and
participant. The college
will host a free 2- to 5minute video contest,
performance classes in
guitar and street dance,
ceramic-making
demonstrations,
costume displays and
two arts pods showing
student and faculty
works.
The film festival
contest is open now and
will close for selection
of winners July 15. The
winners will receive a
scholarship toward
tuition or supplies for
an art class of their
choice at Ventura
College.
Details about how to
enter the festival can be
found at www.venturacollege.edu/PAC, the
Ventura College
Performing Arts web
site.
Beginning guitar
enthusiasts can join a
free guitar class by
Ventura College guitar
instructor Carlos
Gonzales.
The class will be held
on the stage at Mission
Park July 18 at noon.
This is also open to
anyone interested in
learning the difference
between the types of
guitar’s and styles of
music that can be
performed on the
guitar. Students will
learn the difference
between pick-style and
finger-style approach.
Gonzales will teach
students a basic finger
exercise for both right
and left hands. Participants should bring their
own guitar for the hourand-a-half lesson.
After the lesson, the
Ventura College Student
Guitar Quartet, and
Gonzales will perform.
Ventura College
instructor Katiana
Pallais will present
street dancing class on
the stage in Mission
Park July 18 at 2:30 p.m.
All ages and all levels
of experience are
invited to participate in
this free class.
Participates are
encouraged to wear
comfortable clothing
and foot ware. Pallais
will guide students in
the basic understanding
The Visual Arts Department of Ventura College will
sponsor two art pods showing student and faculty
works during ArtWalk Ventura.
of movement in street
dance. Focusing on the
muscle groups in the
body, the proper way to
warm the body up to
dance movement and
she will relate the styles
and historical approach
to the nature of street
dancing.
Ojai artist to headline Santa Barbara’s newest gallery
Santa Barbara’s GraySpace Gallery will join the Funk Zone Arts District this summer as its newest art gallery, with Ojai artist/owner Charlene Broudy at the forefront.
The gallery presents exhibitions of contemporary abstract art from artists working locally and beyond. The opening of its inaugural exhibition 3 Melodies will be July 24
from 5 to 8 p.m. 3 Melodies, will feature Ojai artists Charlene Broudy and Carolyn Fox and Santa Barbara artist Steven Gilbar. GraySpace Gallery will be open Fridays
through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. It is at 219 Gray Ave. in Santa Barbara. E-mail info@grayspace.gallery or call 886-0552 for information.
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Gallagher
July 24 - 8 p.m.
July 25 - 7&9 p.m.
World Class Comedy
every Tuesday through Sunday
in The Comedy Club
Sports action every week
in The Green Room
Happy Hour at 4:00,
Pool Table and Food with
beautiful Harbor Views from our Patio.
Ticket Price: $20.00
Show Type: Comedy
Restrictions: 21 & over
Two item minimum per person
Door time: 6:45 p.m.
Special Event
Telephone: (805) 644-1500
Tickets also available online
VenturaHarborComedyClub.com
Ventura Harbor Comedy Club
1559 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 205 • Ventura, CA 93001 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 1, 2015 B5
Upcoming Events
Sunday, July 5
• The 1892 Dudley
Historic House
Museum will be open
for docent-led tours
from 1 to 4 p.m.
accompanied by
period music in the
parlor and upstairs
library landing. Wellknown ghost hunter
and local historian,
Richard Senate, will
guide tours that day
and sign copies of his
books. Admission is
free. The museum is at
the corner of Loma
Vista and Ashwood
streets in Ventura. For
information, visit
www.dudleyhouse.org
or call 642-3345.
Monday, July 13
• California State
University Channel
Islands professor and
author of “Oceans in
World History” Rainer
Buschmann will
speak in The Ojai Art
Center Gallery Room at
7 p.m. This Literary
Branch event is free
and open to the
public. Donations are
appreciated.
Tuesday, June 30
• “The City Dark,” a
documentary by filmmaker Ian Cheney
about light pollution
and the disappearing
night sky will be shown
June 30 at 6:30 p.m. at
the Ojai Library.
Exploring the threat of
killer asteroids in
Hawaii, tracking
hatching turtles along
the Florida coast and
rescuing injured birds
on Chicago streets,
Cheney unravels the
myriad implications of
a globe glittering with
lights. The Ojai Library
is at 111 E. Ojai Ave.,
Ojai.
Saturday, July 11
• Soul Centered will
celebrate its 11th
anniversary by offering
SP Museum sets Lockwood exhibit
Beginning July 11,
the Santa Paula Art
Museum will present
“The Art of George
Lockwood,” an exhibition of original
paintings by awardwinning Santa Paula
native George Lockwood. The exhibition
will open with a
reception July 11 from
4 to 6 p.m.
Admission to the
reception is $10 for
museum members
and $15 for nonmembers.
Lockwood was
born and raised in
Santa Paula. After
graduating from California Polytechnic
State University, San
Luis Obispo with an
Agricultural Management Degree, he
spent 19 years
guiding in Alaska.
Living in the Alaskan
bush and watching
animals for months at
a time played an
important part in his “Figueroa Shadows,” by George Lockwood
art and ultimately led
to a new career. He
duck and game bird
commission.
has won numerous
stamps and the
The exhibition runs
awards and gained
nation’s best duck
through Oct.11.
national recognition
stamp design twice.
The museum is at
for his work depicting
He now paints for
117 N. Tenth St. in
wildlife and landscape shows, galleries,
Santa Paula. Its hours
including 20 state
competitions and by
are Wednesdays
free concerts, refreshments, free face
painting and free
classes throughout the
weekend. Soul
Centered is at 311 N.
Montgomery St. in
Ojai. For information,
call 640-8222.
• The two-day Ventura
Harbor Arts Festival
will run from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. at Harbor
Landing, 2800 Harbor
Blvd. in Ventura. For
more information, visit
www.westcoastartists.c
om or call 818-8134478.
Monday, July 13
Rainer F.Buschmann,
Ojai resident and
history professor at
California State
University, Channel
Islands, will speak at
the Ojai Art Center at 7
p.m. on the global
history of the Pacific
Ocean. This Literary
Branch event includes
wine reception. The
Ojai Art Center is at
113 S. Montgomery St.
in Ojai.
Saturday, July 18
• A reception to
welcome The Artists
Guild of Fillmore to the
Ojai Arts Center will be
held from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Guild’s artists will
host an exhibition of
their work there from
July 11 through Aug. 5.
through Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
and Sundays from
noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults,
$3 for seniors and is
free for museum
The Ojai Art center is
at 112 S. Montgomery
St. in Ojai.
• ArtWalk Ventura, a
free, two-day celebration of Ventura’s arts
community, returns for
its 22nd year. This
signature event will
take to the streets of
Ventura’s historic
Downtown and Westside cultural district as
patrons enjoy a free,
self-guided (and shuttled) tour of more than
40 professional
members and
students.
For more information, e-mail
info@santapaulaartmuseum.org or call
525-5554.
exhibits, pop-up
studios, live performances and PODS
Containers transformed into mini art
galleries. This year
features “Havana to
Ventura,” a series of
events and exhibits,
including a public
mural, as ArtWalk
welcomes renown
sculptor Pedro Pulido
and Cuban historian
Victor Pina. Visit
www.artwalkventura
.org/ for information.
In recognition of their sacrifices in the service of our country
The Ojai Valley News
is offering free online subscriptions to all
U.S. active duty military.
Call 805-646-1476 or email circulation@ojaivalleynews.com
and provide the servicemember’s
name, date of birth and date of separation.
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B6 Ojai Valley News • Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Music
Friday, July 17
• Two of alternative
rock’s defining
artists, Third Eye
Blind and Dashboard
Confessional, are
coming to the Vina
Robles
Amphitheatre at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at
Ticketmaster outlets.
Wednesday, July 22
• Music legends and
Grammy Award
winning artists Willie
Nelson & Family and
Alison Krauss & Union
Station will perform
at the Santa Barbara
Bowl at 7 p.m. Tickets
are available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
Thursday, Aug. 6
• The Queen of
Soul, Aretha
Franklin, will perform
at the Santa Barbara
Bowl at 7 p.m. Order
tickets online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phone at 800745-3000.
• Electronic violinist
Lindsey Stirling, will
bring her North American 2015 Summer
Tour to the Vina Robles
Amphitheatre at 7 p.m.
Robert DeLong will
open the show. Tickets
are available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including Boo Boo
Records and the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
box office. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 800745-3000.
Friday, Aug. 7
• Following his historic
Spanish-Language
performance on The
Grammy Awards, and
topping iTunes Latin
sales recently with his
hit single “Juntos
(Together),” Juanes,
will bring his “Loco De
Amor Tour” to the
Santa Barbara Bowl at
7 p.m. The Santa
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Soul singer Aretha Franklin will perform Aug. 6 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Barbara Bowl is at 1122
N. Milpas St. in Santa
Barbara. Tickets are
available at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets
including the Arlington
Theatre, the Santa
Barbara Bowl box
office and Walmart. To
charge by phone, call
800-745-3000.
Saturday, Aug. 8
• Jackson Browne will
perform at the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
at 7:30 p.m. as part of
the first leg of his 2015
U.S. Summer Tour to
support his new
album, “Standing In
The Breach.” Tickets
are available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
Wednesday, Aug. 12
• Grace Potter will
perform at the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
at 7 p.m. The Vina
Robles Amphitheatre is
at 3800 Mill Road in
Paso Robles. Tickets
are available at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Saturday, Aug. 15
• Electronic violinist
Lindsey Stirling, will
bring her North American 2015 Summer
Tour to the Santa
Barbara Bowl at 7 p.m.
Lights will open the
show. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster
outlets including Boo
Boo Records and the
Santa Barbara Bowl
box office. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 800745-3000.
• Chris Isaak will
perform at the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at
Ticketmaster outlets.
Order online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phone at 800745-3000.
Sunday, Aug. 16
• Slightly Stoopid,
along with Dirty Heads
and Stick Figure, will
bring their “Everything
Is Awesome” tour to
the Santa Barbara Bowl
at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are
available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including the Arlington
Theatre, Santa Barbara
Bowl box office,
Walmart at www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling 800-745-3000.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
• Incubus will return to
the Santa Barbara Bowl
at 7 p.m. Tickets are
available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including the Arlington
Theatre, Santa Barbara
Bowl box office,
Walmart at www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling 800-745-3000.
Friday, Sept. 11
• Social Distortion will
make a stop at the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
at 7:30 p.m. Joining
them will be Nikki
Lane and Drag The
River. The Vina Robles
Amphitheatre is at
3800 Mill Road in Paso
Robles. Tickets are
available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including Boo Boo
Records and the Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
box office. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
Saturday, Sept. 19
• Tears For Fears will
play Vina Robles
Amphitheatre at 8
p.m. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster
outlets. Order online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phone at 800745-3000.
Sunday, Sept. 20
• George Thorogood &
The Destroyers and
Buddy Guy announce a
special co-headlining
performance at Vina
Robles Amphitheatre
at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
Sunday, Oct. 11
• My Morning Jacket
will perform at
the Santa Barbara Bowl
at 6:30 p.m. They will
be joined by special
guest Fruit Bats.
Tickets are available at
Ticketmaster outlets.
Order online at
www.ticketmaster.com
or by phone at 800745-3000.
Sunday, Oct. 18
• Hozier will perform at
the Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 18. Hozier’s
seminal single “Take
Me To Church” has
going quadruple platinum. The Santa
Barbara Bowl is lat
1122 N. Milpas St. in
Santa Barbara. Tickets
are available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including the ArlingtonTheatre the Santa
Barbara Bowl, Walmart,
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
• Florence + The
Machine will perform
at the Santa Barbara
Bowl at 7 p.m. Tickets
are available at Ticketmaster outlets. Order
online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 800-745-3000.
Friday, Oct. 21
• Multiple Grammy
Award-winner and
multi-platinum selling
artist Janet Jackson will
appear for two nights
at the Santa Barbara
Bowl at 7 p.m. Tickets
are available at all Ticketmaster outlets
including the Arlington
Theatre, Santa Barbara
Bowl box office,
Walmart, at www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling 800-745-3000.